Doddridge County Roots

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Sarah J. JONES

Sarah J. JONES

Female 1845 -

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  • Name Sarah J. JONES 
    Born CA 1845  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birthplace given as Tyler County in 1865 marriage record, but as Ritchie County in 1890 marriage record. Ritchie County is the more likely.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850, 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1865  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1880  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I29200  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2018 

    Father Samuel R. JONES,   b. 1796, Hampshire Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1861, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Ruth ANDERSON,   b. CA 1810 
    Family ID F10915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John CROSS,   b. 1810, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1886, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [4
    Married 26 Mar 1865  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Harriett CROSS,   b. 1866
     2. Benjamin F. CROSS,   b. CA 1870
     3. Samuel A. CROSS,   b. CA 1872
     4. Gilbert CROSS,   b. CA 1876
    Family ID F39725  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 S. R. CLAYTON,   b. CA 1865, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 26 Mar 1890  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F11130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2066] 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.

    2. [S1785] Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989)).

    3. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.

    4. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 156.

    5. [S1851] Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV, MR p. 122 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4479&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as R. Clayton, widowed, age 35, b. Ritchie Co, res. Calhoun Co, son of Stephen & Catharine Clayton; and Sarah J. Cross, widowed, age 44, b. Ritchie Co, res. Calhoun Co, dau of Samuel & Ruth Jones. Married Mar 26 1890.